Genealogy Collection

The Grosvenor Room is the premiere genealogical destination in Western New York and holds a wealth of information on all things Buffalo and Erie County. The focus of the collection is on Buffalo and Erie County, however, it includes resources related to other New York counties, states, and foreign countries. The collection is composed of the following resources:

25,000 local history volumes

5,500 genealogies

850+ census microfilms for Erie County, Western New York, and a few other states

Local history scrapbooks and vertical files

100s of city directories and phone books

The New York State Vital Records Index and a limited collection of local vital records

110 drawer card index, the Local History File, about people, places, and things in Western NY

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